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The Portfolio Of Villard De Honnecourt (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale De France, MS Fr 19093) : A New Critical Edition And Color Facsimile

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Carl F. Barnes, Jr. ; glossary prepared by Stacey L. Hahn
Publication Details
Book, Ashgate, 2009
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- Table of contents only
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Villard, · de Honnecourt, · 13th cent. · Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc · Album de Villard de Honnecourt · Bibliothèque nationale de France. · Manuscript · Français 19093 · Architecture, Medieval · Technological innovations · History · Architecture · Early works to 1800 · Barnes, Carl F · Villard, 13th cent · Bibliothèque nationale de France
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) NA350 .B34 2009 AVAILABLE

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	NA350 .B34 2009	AVAILABLE

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The Symposium

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Plato ; translated with an introduction and notes by Christopher Gill
Publication Details
Book, Penguin Books, 2003
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Socrates · Plato. · Symposium · Love · Early works to 1800 · Plato · Gill, Christopher, 1946-
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(LOWER LEVEL) B385.A5 G55 2003 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	B385.A5 G55 2003	AVAILABLE

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Kamasutra : A New, Complete English Translation Of The Sanskrit Text : With Excerpts From The Sanskrit Jayamangala Commentary Of Yashodhara Indrapada, The Hindi Jaya Commentary Of Devadatta Shastri, And Explanatory Notes By The Translators

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Vatsayana Mallanaga ; translated and edited by Wendy Doniger and Sudhir Kakar
Publication Details
Book, Oxford University Press, 2003
Description
The lively and entertaining introduction by translator Wendy Doniger, one of the world’s foremost Sanskrit scholars, discusses the history of The Kamasutra and its reception in India and Europe, analyses its attitudes toward gender and sexual violence, and sets it in the context of ancient Indian social theory, scientific method, and sexual ethics. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Love · Early works to 1800 · Sex · Sex customs · India · Sex instruction · Vatsyayana · Doniger, Wendy · Kakar, Sudhir
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The Essential Galileo

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Galileo Galilei ; edited and translated by Maurice A. Finocchiaro
Publication Details
Book, Hackett Pub. Co, 2008
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Galilei, Galileo, · 1564-1642 · Science · Early works to 1800 · Astronomy · History · Scientists · Italy · Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 · Finocchiaro, Maurice A., 1942-
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(UPPER LEVEL) Q155 .G28513 2008 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	Q155 .G28513 2008	AVAILABLE

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The Clothing Of The Renaissance World : Europe, Asia, Africa, The Americas : Cesare Vecellio’s Habiti Antichi Et Moderni

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[essay and translation by] Margaret F. Rosenthal and Ann Rosalind Jones
Publication Details
Book, Thames & Hudson, 2008
Description
The Venetian Cesare Vecellio’s two books on the costumes of the known world were hugely popular and influential in their time, and their lively descriptions and vivid illustrations have captivated readers ever since. An extensive, illustrated introduction by two of the world’s leading experts on Renaissance literature and culture offers the most thorough context possible, complete with additional color illustrations: portraits and sculptures, maps and cityscapes, and details of textiles. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Clothing and dress · Early works to 1800 · History · Medieval, 500-1500 · To 500 · Renaissance · Vecellio, Cesare, ca. 1521-1601 · Rosenthal, Margaret F · Jones, Ann Rosalind
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) GT509 .V42 2008 AVAILABLE

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	GT509 .V42 2008	AVAILABLE

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Speculum Vitae : A Reading Edition

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edited by Ralph Hanna, using materials assembled by Venetia Somerset
Publication Details
Book, Oxford University Press, 2008
Description
Speculum vitae is the hitherto unedited translation into Middle English verse of Lorens of Orleans’s profoundly influential pastoral treatise, Somme le roi. Moreover, it is important as a versification of Lorens’s catechetical classic, which was a ceaseless inspriation for Middle English prose translators - the Speculum is the only known verse translation. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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William, · of Nassington. · Speculum vitae · Lord’s prayer · Poetry · Early works to 1800 · Christian ethics · Christian life · Catholic authors · Early works to 1800 · William · Hanna, Ralph · Somerset, Venetia
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR1170 .W55 2008 v.1 AVAILABLE
(UPPER LEVEL) PR1170 .W55 2008 v.2 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PR1170 .W55 2008 v.1	AVAILABLE
(UPPER LEVEL)	PR1170 .W55 2008 v.2	AVAILABLE

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Republics And Kingdoms Compared

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edited and translated by James Hankins
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Book, Harvard University Press, 2009
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Aurelio Lippo Brandolini?s Republics and Kingdoms Compared is the most fascinating and least-known work of humanist political theory before Machiavelli. In effect a searing critique of Florentine civic humanism, the work discusses such issues as free trade and the morality of commerce, the inequalities of wealth typical of republics, the nature of freedom and justice, the reasons for the rise and fall of empires, the causes of political corruption, and the conditions necessary for the flourishing of arts, letters, and culture generally. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Political science · Early works to 1800 · Brandolini, Aurelio Lippo, d. 1497 or 8 · Hankins, James
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(LOWER LEVEL) JC121 .B7313 2009 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	JC121 .B7313 2009	AVAILABLE

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The Vatican Mythographers

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Ronald E. Pepin
Publication Details
Book, 1st ed, Fordham University Press, 2008
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The Vatican Mythographers offers the first complete English translation of three important sources of knowledge about the survival of classical mythology from the Carolingian era to the High Middle Ages and beyond. The three so-called Vatican Mythographers compiled, analyzed, interpreted, and transmitted a vast collection of myths for use by students, poets, and artists. To date, the works of the Vatican Mythographers have remained inaccessible to scholars and students without a good working knowledge of Latin. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Mythology, Roman · Early works to 1800 · Mythology, Classical · Pepin, Ronald E
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(UPPER LEVEL) PA6139.M9 M9713 2008 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PA6139.M9 M9713 2008	AVAILABLE

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Book Of Beasts : A Facsimile Of MS Bodley 764

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introduction by Christopher de Hamel
Publication Details
Book, Bodleian Library, 2008
Description
In image and word, medieval bestiaries illustrated beasts in stunning detail and explained their scientific nature as well as their allegorical significance.This bestiary, dating from the mid-13th century and preserved at the Bodleian Library in Oxford since the early 17th century, is one of the finest and most charming medieval English bestiaries. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Bodleian Library. · Manuscript · Bodley 764 · Bestiaries · Early works to 1800 · History and criticism · Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic · England · Illumination of books and manuscripts, English · 13th century · Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) · Oxford · Facsimiles · Animals · Folklore · Animals in art · Bodleian Library · De Hamel, Christopher, 1950-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PR275.B47 H36 2008 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PR275.B47 H36 2008	AVAILABLE

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Insects & Flowers : The Art Of Maria Sibylla Merian

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David Brafman, Stephanie Schrader
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Book, J . Paul Getty Museum, 2008
Description
Insects and Flowers, a delightful gift book that reproduces vivid color details of sixteen plates from the Getty’s copy, is a vibrant encapsulation of Merian’s book and features an engaging essay on Merian’s life and work as well as an insect and plant identification guide. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Merian, Maria Sibylla, · 1647-1717. · Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium · Illustrations · Insects · Pictorial works · Early works to 1800 · Suriname · Biological illustration · Flowers in art · Flowers · Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717 · Brafman, David, 1955- · Schrader, Stephanie
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(UPPER LEVEL) NE654.M545 A4 2008 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	NE654.M545 A4 2008	AVAILABLE

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Zen Sourcebook : Traditional Documents From China, Korea, And Japan

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edited by Stephen Addiss, with Stanley Lombardo and Judith Roitman ; introduction by Paula Arai
Publication Details
Book, Hackett Pub. Co, 2008
Description
This is the first collection to offer selections from the foundational texts of the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Zen traditions in a single volume. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Zen Buddhism · Early works to 1800 · Zen literature · Addiss, Stephen, 1935- · Lombardo, Stanley, 1943- · Roitman, Judith, 1945-
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(LOWER LEVEL) BQ9258 .Z464 2008 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	BQ9258 .Z464 2008	AVAILABLE

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The Art Of English Poesy

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by George Puttenham ; edited by Frank Whigham and Wayne A. Rebhorn
Publication Details
Book, A critical ed, Cornell University Press, 2007
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- Table of contents only
Description
George Puttenham’s Art of English Poesy is a foundational work of English Renaissance criticism and literary theory. This new critical edition of The Art of English Poesy contains the first modernized and fully annotated edition of Puttenham’s 1589 text; For scholars and students of the English Renaissance, the Cornell edition of The Art of English Poesy should prove the definitive edition of Puttenham’s major work. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Poetry · Early works to 1800 · English poetry · History and criticism · Puttenham, George, d. 1590 · Puttenham, Richard, 1520?-1601? · Lumley, John Lumley, 1534?-1609 · Whigham, Frank · Rebhorn, Wayne A., 1943-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN1031 .P8 2007 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN1031 .P8 2007	AVAILABLE

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Wood’s New-England’s Prospect.

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Boston, Printed for the Society, by J. Wilson, 1865
Publication Details
Book, B. Franklin, 1967
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Indians of North America · Massachusetts · Massachuset language · Glossaries, vocabularies, etc · Description and travel · Early works to 1800 · History · Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 · Wood, William, fl. 1629-1635
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(LOWER LEVEL) F67 .W89 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	F67 .W89	AVAILABLE

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Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters : Women Of Art And Science

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Ella Reitsma ; assisted by Sandrine Ulenberg ; [translation, Lynne Richards]
Publication Details
Book, Rembrandt House Museum, 2008
Description
This gorgeously illustrated book presents the life and work of Maria Sibylla Merian, who defied the conventions of her time to pursue her passion for documenting the natural world in all its glorious, and sometimes ferocious, detail. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Merian, Maria Sibylla, · 1647-1717 · Exhibitions · Criticism and interpretation · Merian, Dorothea Maria Henriette, · 1678-1745 · Herold, Johanna Helena, · b. 1668 · Artists · Germany · Biography · Women artists · Women naturalists · Flowers in art · Early works to 1800 · Insects in art · Animals in art · Reitsma, Ella · Ulenberg, Sandrine A · Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · J. Paul Getty Museum
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) ND588.M527 R4513 2008 AVAILABLE

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	ND588.M527 R4513 2008	AVAILABLE

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Journey Into Mohawk Country

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as written by H.M. van den Bogaert, with artwork by George O’Connor and color by Hilary Sycamore
Publication Details
Book, 1st ed, First Second, 2006
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- Publisher description
- Contributor biographical information
Description
Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert was only twenty three when he ventured into Mohawk territory in search of the answers to some pressing questions: where were all the beaver skins that the Indians should have been shipping down the river? (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Bogaert, Harmen Meyndertsz van den · Travel · New York (State) · Comic books, strips, etc · Juvenile literature · Dutch · New York (State) · History · 17th century · Comic books, strips, etc · Juvenile literature · Graphic novels · Description and travel · Early works to 1800 · Mohawk River Region (N.Y.) · Early works to 1800 · Bogaert, Harmen Meyndertsz van den · O’Connor, George · Sycamore, Hilary · Bogaert, Harmen Meyndertsz van den
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CHILD LIT (LOWER) 804 B674j AVAILABLE

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CHILD LIT (LOWER)	804 B674j	AVAILABLE

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